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The PALS seeks to understand the impact of religion in everyday life, and ultimately the connections between religious change and other forms of change among diverse individuals and families over the course of their lives.
Results & Summaries
Number of types listed respondent has given time to in past twelve months (HELPNUMB)


Variable Comparisons

[Age | Gender | Political Ideology | Race | Religious Tradition | Region | Education ]

Age

18 to 29 years old 30 to 44 years old 45 to 59 years old 60 to 74 years old 75 years and older TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
2
Don't know 0.2%
1		 0.1%
1		 0.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
1		 0.2%
4
0 7.2%
40		 7.1%
53		 6.0%
45		 16.8%
69		 18.4%
26		 8.9%
233
1 37.5%
208		 35.7%
267		 38.0%
286		 38.2%
157		 41.8%
59		 37.5%
977
2 29.2%
162		 25.4%
190		 18.1%
136		 21.4%
88		 25.5%
36		 23.5%
612
3 12.3%
68		 15.8%
118		 17.3%
130		 12.4%
51		 9.2%
13		 14.6%
380
4 10.8%
60		 11.4%
85		 12.6%
95		 6.6%
27		 2.8%
4		 10.4%
271
5 2.9%
16		 4.4%
33		 7.7%
58		 4.6%
19		 1.4%
2		 4.9%
128
TOTAL 100.0%
555		 100.0%
747		 100.0%
753		 100.0%
411		 100.0%
141
2607


Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.2%
2		 0.1%
2
Don't know 0.2%
3		 0.1%
1		 0.2%
4
0 9.5%
129		 8.2%
103		 8.9%
232
1 36.1%
488		 39.0%
491		 37.5%
979
2 24.6%
333		 22.2%
279		 23.4%
612
3 13.6%
184		 15.7%
197		 14.6%
381
4 10.4%
140		 10.5%
132		 10.4%
272
5 5.5%
75		 4.2%
53		 4.9%
128
TOTAL 100.0%
1352		 100.0%
1258
2610


Political ideology

Very liberal Somewhat liberal Middle of the road Somewhat conservative Very conservative Haven't thought much about it Missing TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 0.1%
2
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
2		 0.4%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 0.2%
4
0 7.1%
12		 4.7%
18		 7.0%
44		 5.4%
27		 5.4%
12		 16.1%
109
10		 8.6%
222
1 40.5%
68		 32.7%
124		 36.5%
230		 32.3%
163		 34.5%
77		 45.7%
309
8		 37.6%
971
2 28.6%
48		 25.3%
96		 23.0%
145		 25.4%
128		 23.3%
52		 20.7%
140
3		 23.6%
609
3 13.1%
22		 18.5%
70		 16.2%
102		 15.9%
80		 17.5%
39		 9.5%
64
3		 14.6%
377
4 8.9%
15		 12.4%
47		 12.2%
77		 13.5%
68		 11.7%
26		 5.5%
37
1		 10.5%
270
5 1.8%
3		 6.3%
24		 4.6%
29		 7.1%
36		 7.6%
17		 2.5%
17
1		 4.9%
126
TOTAL 100.0%
168		 100.0%
379		 100.0%
631		 100.0%
504		 100.0%
223		 100.0%
676
26
2581


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 0.1%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
2
Don't know 0.2%
4		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
4
0 6.5%
117		 8.2%
23		 22.7%
73		 6.4%
7		 0.0%
0		 15.9%
13		 8.9%
233
1 33.5%
606		 47.7%
133		 49.5%
159		 41.3%
45		 25.0%
2		 40.2%
33		 37.5%
978
2 24.9%
451		 21.5%
60		 15.0%
48		 28.4%
31		 62.5%
5		 20.7%
17		 23.4%
612
3 17.2%
311		 8.6%
24		 6.9%
22		 12.8%
14		 12.5%
1		 11.0%
9		 14.6%
381
4 12.5%
226		 7.9%
22		 3.4%
11		 4.6%
5		 0.0%
0		 9.8%
8		 10.4%
272
5 5.2%
94		 6.1%
17		 2.5%
8		 6.4%
7		 0.0%
0		 2.4%
2		 4.9%
128
TOTAL 100.0%
1811		 100.0%
279		 100.0%
321		 100.0%
109		 100.0%
8		 100.0%
82
2610


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
2
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.6%
4		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
4
0 9.5%
14		 9.4%
65		 4.4%
16		 13.3%
92		 5.9%
24		 6.9%
21		 8.9%
232
1 47.6%
70		 34.5%
239		 29.8%
108		 42.2%
293		 40.5%
166		 33.6%
102		 37.5%
978
2 24.5%
36		 22.2%
154		 27.6%
100		 20.2%
140		 28.0%
115		 22.4%
68		 23.5%
613
3 7.5%
11		 16.3%
113		 18.0%
65		 12.8%
89		 12.4%
51		 17.1%
52		 14.6%
381
4 5.4%
8		 9.7%
67		 14.1%
51		 7.3%
51		 12.7%
52		 14.1%
43		 10.4%
272
5 5.4%
8		 7.4%
51		 5.5%
20		 4.2%
29		 0.5%
2		 5.9%
18		 4.9%
128
TOTAL 100.0%
147		 100.0%
693		 100.0%
362		 100.0%
694		 100.0%
410		 100.0%
304
2610


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.3%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
2
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.3%
2		 0.1%
1		 0.1%
1		 0.2%
4
0 3.0%
13		 11.6%
72		 8.9%
78		 10.3%
69		 8.9%
232
1 32.3%
142		 37.2%
231		 42.8%
377		 34.1%
228		 37.5%
978
2 23.2%
102		 25.4%
158		 21.3%
188		 24.6%
164		 23.5%
612
3 24.4%
107		 11.1%
69		 11.1%
98		 15.9%
106		 14.6%
380
4 10.5%
46		 10.6%
66		 9.8%
86		 11.1%
74		 10.4%
272
5 6.6%
29		 3.4%
21		 6.0%
53		 3.9%
26		 4.9%
129
TOTAL 100.0%
439		 100.0%
621		 100.0%
881		 100.0%
668
2609


Education

No high school diploma GED or high school diploma Vocational/technical diploma or Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Graduate degree Other Missing TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.8%
2		 0.0%
0
0		 0.1%
2
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.1%
1		 0.2%
1		 0.5%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 0.2%
4
0 29.0%
89		 7.7%
81		 5.0%
24		 5.9%
25		 2.3%
6		 7.0%
5
3		 8.9%
230
1 47.6%
146		 42.5%
448		 38.4%
184		 25.2%
106		 21.9%
58		 47.9%
34
2		 37.6%
976
2 13.0%
40		 24.8%
262		 25.1%
120		 24.9%
105		 26.0%
69		 21.1%
15
1		 23.5%
611
3 6.5%
20		 12.4%
131		 17.1%
82		 16.6%
70		 23.8%
63		 18.3%
13
1		 14.6%
379
4 3.3%
10		 8.9%
94		 9.2%
44		 18.8%
79		 15.5%
41		 4.2%
3
0		 10.4%
271
5 0.7%
2		 3.6%
38		 5.0%
24		 8.1%
34		 9.8%
26		 1.4%
1
2		 4.8%
125
TOTAL 100.0%
307		 100.0%
1055		 100.0%
479		 100.0%
421		 100.0%
265		 100.0%
71
9
2598
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